ir;TRc:)jCTioN 



Incrc-ii.r.ing th'j p:yload of AL7.TN by upi.n"o>:.l.ri:\tely .?/,C0 pound;-:; 

 vould provide addiLJori^L flexibility and utility in orreaiior-i-aplilc 

 operation.':, Aceordlnglr, .■; proposal ijan boon ir.ade to veplacr; ALVIN's 

 ezi:;Lint^ l^y--100 pronnur: •Jj-bijre '..-itli a tilanlui:! .•;ii'i'TO. On 5 Afirj.l 

 1968 a conference was b-'ld to discu^js the rcUnificatlouo of 3uch a 

 change, and as a result of tijls con.ference tb.rc-e ad-hoc groups vo re 

 fjnnod to prepare prelirinary st'jdioG on coj-tain a3;;ects of the 

 chanf^e - Titaniaiii Alley Sc^lection, Vehicle Change:;, ar.d ProDauro Capaulc 

 Design Considerations, It v/as requested that these studies be avail- 

 able within tvo weeks, ','19 April 1968), so that they could be discussed 

 in detail at the next MNIV conference on 26 April i960. 



The results of tee design consideration studies are presented 

 herein. In order to erxiure relevancy, the object of this study vas 

 defined by tha contribu:,ing group as follovs: 



To determine the feasibility of attaining a;; 1;:,000 ft 

 . collapse depth v.ith a minimum increvise of payload of 



2000 pounds, for a Titani'.:ri sphere that vould be con-- 



patible ivith MaIM. 

 Menibers of the group cratributing to this study v.-ere Mr. T. Klernan 

 (NSRDC), Mr. A. Sharp (VKOi;i, Mr. W. Forrara (NAVSEC) and Mr. P. M. 

 Palerrr.o (NAVSEC). 



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